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Australian firms failing the online test - Technology

2010-09-29T14:38:00.000+10:00

Australian firms failing the online test - Technology

Service beats price, say Aussie shoppers

2010-07-28T11:51:00.002+10:00

Australian consumers are the world’s "biggest bargain hunters" according to research by NCR Corporation. [more ....]
by Inside Retailing Online on July 28, 2010

Geo-tags reveal celeb secrets - tech - 12 July 2010 - New Scientist

2010-07-13T07:47:00.000+10:00

Geo-tags reveal celeb secrets - tech - 12 July 2010 - New Scientist

Ad system that can spot an online shopper - tech - 11 July 2010 - New Scientist

2010-07-12T12:35:00.000+10:00

Ad system that can spot an online shopper - tech - 11 July 2010 - New Scientist

MediaPost Publications American Express Open Launches Paid-Search Platform 06/23/2010

2010-06-24T09:16:00.002+10:00

MediaPost Publications American Express Open Launches Paid-Search Platform 06/23/2010

Whitelabel of Clickable.com
Press Release

IBM Survey: Tech-Savvy Shoppers Setting The Pace For The Future; Retailers Must Follow Their Lead

2010-05-25T14:06:00.001+10:00

Sydney, Australia - 24 May 2010: A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) survey of 2,599 Australian consumers, reveals that technology is giving shoppers a new source of power -- pushing retailers to engage them more directly via increased use of personalised promotions and offerings.

The study also revealed that while shoppers are showing increased demand for multiple technology channels, they want to use different technologies for different activities.

92 percent want to use websites to compare prices
76 percent want to use websites to access and print coupons
75 percent want to use mobile phones to find out where the nearest store is located
70 percent want to see what goods are in stock before going into the store
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Gens X/Y, Rich Households Hike Private-Label Sales

2010-05-10T16:23:00.001+10:00

By March 2010, Nielsen reports, store brands had a 17.3% share of dollar sales in the U.S. and a 21.9% share of units -- up 2.1 and 1.9 points, respectively, from 2007. [more]

Sarah Mahoney

RetailBiz: Australian Retail News - Online shoppers spend more money, purchase more items

2010-04-25T11:09:00.000+10:00

RetailBiz: Australian Retail News - Online shoppers spend more money, purchase more items

AdNews: Women wary of retail spending

2010-04-13T16:16:00.000+10:00

AdNews: Women wary of retail spending

Press Release - ATG Study: 30 Percent of Consumers Use More Than Three Commerce Channels

2010-04-01T08:38:00.000+11:00

Press Release - ATG Study: 30 Percent of Consumers Use More Than Three Commerce Channels

42% of online gift shoppers have abandoned sites that load too slowly

2009-12-17T12:39:00.002+11:00

A new study of 1,500 consumers’ experience of shopping for gifts online has found that the majority are continuing to experience ‘virtual’ queues at online shops in the run up to Christmas.

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Submitted by Sarah Clark on December 15, 2009 – 2:17 pm

Sears Holdings Ranked Third in Multichannel Retailer Web Traffic

2009-12-09T15:33:00.000+11:00

Sears Holdings Ranked Third in Multichannel Retailer Web Traffic

Qpay set to launch iPhone apps for mobile shopping - Current: Electrical, Electronics and Appliance Industry News and Issues

2009-12-04T12:09:00.000+11:00

Qpay set to launch iPhone apps for mobile shopping - Current: Electrical, Electronics and Appliance Industry News and Issues

Penney Dumps “Big Book” Catalog

2009-11-19T15:31:00.001+11:00

Penney Dumps “Big Book” Catalog

Next year's 10 great retail trends

2009-11-19T09:39:00.001+11:00

Wrap Up of 10 trends for 2010 [more ...]

Michael Baker - The Age - Australia

iDOES

2009-10-19T08:47:00.001+11:00

Finally ....

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Macy's CEO discusses "multichannel integration"

2009-09-24T14:44:00.002+10:00

Macy's CEO at shop.org

Terry Lundgren
Macy's CEO was the keynote speaker at the Shop.org retail conference in Las Vegas

reviewjournal.com

Clive Peeters goes multi channel

2009-08-28T18:16:00.002+10:00

Clive Peeters goes multi channel

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Cross-Channel Retail: What are online customers doing today?

2009-08-11T08:25:00.001+10:00

Interesting blog from Compete

3G Vision barcode reader being used by 120 million users

2009-07-28T14:00:00.000+10:00

It's taking time but the snowball is building momentum ...

Read more here

QR Code Book with Twitter Feed

2009-07-07T16:45:00.002+10:00

How would you feel about a book that was different every time you read it? Here is an interesting idea for a book based completely on QR Codes and twitter. The book contains 200 pages, 100 messages of love and 100 messages of hate and can only be read with a mobile phone. As there is no shortage of love/hate messages on twitter the book updates itself every week so it’s always changing.

Loving this idea

From Wireless Watch Japan

Interesting Web2.0 stats 2009

2009-05-04T16:02:00.001+10:00

Interesting Web2.0 stats 2009

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An Internet Watered Down

2009-04-21T09:43:00.001+10:00

Check out this SlideShare Presentation from John Pettengill [razorfish]

An Internet Watered Down

View more presentations from John Pettengill.

Store Specials in the Smart-100

2009-04-14T12:15:00.002+10:00

Store Specials has been named one of Australia’s 100 most innovative products, according to 1,600 maven judges, in one of the largest and most audacious innovation awards of its kind in Australia – the ‘SMART 100’ Index.

The Smart 100 was unveiled at a ceremony on Thursday 9 April, 2009, held at LifeLab, Digital Harbour in the Melbourne Docklands.

Congratulations Lasoo

2009-03-30T17:20:00.002+11:00

It would seem that Lasoo have joined the mobile set - well done guys

Retailers missing the boat on internet research

2009-03-17T10:05:00.003+11:00

As reported in The Australian

Australian retailers can fend off revenue leakage to overseas competitors and offset declining like-for-like sales through traditional channels, said Deloitte Australia’s Multi-Channel Retail specialist, Katherine Milesi.

Kasey Lobaugh, who leads Deloitte’s Retail Multi-Channel practice globally and is in Australia to address a conference said: “Australian retailers see the benefits of multi-channel retailing, however many of them lack a clear roadmap on how to get there.”

In a new paper titled: ‘Navigating multi-channel retail in Australia, moving from ‘if to how’?’ Ms Milesi discusses the best approach to multi-channel retail that encompasses online, mobile, phone and in-store self-service kiosks. She outlines how even in today’s difficult economic environment, retailers can achieve sustained cost reduction and develop new revenue streams.

Deloitte Report [here]

Media Release [here]

The Future Of Mobile Computing

2009-03-16T19:47:00.001+11:00

If you haven’t already seen the “Sixth Sense” demo by Pranav Mistry that recently went up on TED.com, then STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH THIS NOW! This is the future, people.

This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, and spearheaded by student Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable data device that paves the way for data-rich interaction with the world. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

With thanks to http://www.ted.com The Podcast Network and Digital Ministry

The 10 next trends in Mobile ... Brad Howarth

2009-03-16T14:02:00.001+11:00

As the world's technology companies brace for the toughest year since the dot-com crash, there is one bright spot on the horizon - mobile phones

Another interesting article from Smart Company

Why Facebook is good for you

2009-03-08T11:34:00.001+11:00

IT STARTED with an article in the journal Biologist (vol 56, p 14) by the psychologist Aric Sigman. He argued that the increasing use of electronic media was causing a decrease in face-to-face social contact. Given that loneliness and isolation are linked to an increased risk of illness and death, might the internet and social networking sites be a health risk?

[more]

Telstra sets speed record - fact or fiction ...

2009-02-22T16:11:00.001+11:00

Telstra's mobile broadband breaks speed barrier; declared world's fastest by Guinness World Records [more ...]

Australia's first contactless mobile payment trial rings in success

2009-02-19T08:28:00.001+11:00

The trial exceeded expectations, with a clear consumer demand emerging for contactless mobile payments and services during the trial [more...]

Google Syndicates mobile search

2009-02-13T08:31:00.002+11:00

Interesting news from Google and mgoogle search syndication

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Google’s Latitude Turns Maps (For Mobile) Into Social Tool

2009-02-04T22:41:00.001+11:00

Google’s Latitude Turns Maps (For Mobile) Into Social Tool

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AllFacebook.com Demographic Stats

2009-01-23T17:04:00.001+11:00

QR Codes are live on www.storespecials.com.au

2009-01-21T13:17:00.006+11:00

Yesterday we launched integrated QR codes for every product listed on www.storespecials.com.au

Users can now instantly connect with their favourite products and save the bookmark into their phone for when they get to the retailer on their next shopping trip

Get the Mobile Reader

Text the word "store" to 0429 883 688 and a link will be sent back with instructions on how to download it to your phone.

www.store-specials.mobi

2009-01-10T10:14:00.011+11:00

Very excited as the first stage of the Store Specials mobile platform was released yesterday.

Currently featuring categories and retailers, the http://www.store-specials.mobi site will be promoting Brand, Location and text search shortly.

Developed to provide consumers with an on the spot search facility, the site has been optimised for speed and ease of use. Displaying the best prices, sales, discounts and current offers, the Store Specials mobile (mobi) site is another useful tool for savvy shoppers

www.storespecials.com.au (Finally ....)

2009-01-08T12:56:00.006+11:00

With the positive encouragement, constructive criticism and a dash of passion from a number of investors, friends, retailers and media companies over the last two years, on October, 31st, 2008, John S. and I raised the curtain on one of the most exciting developments in the consumer shopping arena for quite some time

www.storespecials.com.au

Yes - We finally made our launch target date (revised, quite a few times over the course of the last two years)

With a growing list of retailers (exclusively bricks and mortar) and an everchanging mix of works, pieces and products, Store Specials will offer consumers a fast, easy to use, website with loads of features

These will be explained in further detail over the coming weeks ...